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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9780440905806 ISBN: 044090580X Label: Laurel Leaf Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: August 01, 1986 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: August 01, 1986 Studio: Laurel Leaf Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The school year is almost at an end, and the chocolate sale is past history. But no one at Trinity School can forget The Chocolate War. Devious Archie Costello, commander of the secret school organizationcalled the Virgils, stall has some torturous assignments to hand out before he graduates. In spite of this pleasure, Archie is troubled by his right-hand man, Obie, who has started to move away from the Virgils. Luckily Archie knows his stooges will fix that. But won't Archie be shocked when he discovers the surprise Obie has waiting for him? And there are surprises waiting for others. The time for revenge has come to those boys who secretly suffered the trials of Trinity. The fuse is set for the final explosion. Who will survive? Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great book!This is a great book, and a worthy sequel to Robert Cormier's outstanding book The Chocolate War. I was afraid that the sequel would not live up to the standards set by its predecessor, but it lives up to expectations, and even passes the level of quality in the Chocolate War. It's everything you want in a sequel. The book starts out slow, but then you realize it starts it out slow for a reason, as it needs to introduce some key characters and plots that will be in play in the book. It ... Read More Rating: - Sinister playgroundHere again is the dark world of Jerry Renault, 'The Goober', Archie Costello, Obie, Carter, the loner Janza, Brother Leon and even Tubs Casper. Cormier once again describes so well how frightening and cruel a school-yard can be. Once again Archie Costello and the Vigils hang like sinister spiders waiting for their prey. Cormier, however, has been careful not to fall into the trap of simply repeating his earlier, highly successful book The Chocolate War (Readers Circle). This second ... Read More Rating: - Sinister playgroundHere again is the dark world of Jerry Renault, 'The Goober', Archie Costello, Obie, Carter, the loner Janza, Brother Leon and even Tubs Casper. Cormier once again describes so well how frightening and cruel a school-yard can be. Once again Archie Costello and the Vigils hang like sinister spiders waiting for their prey. Cormier, however, has been careful not to fall into the trap of simply repeating his earlier, highly successful book The Chocolate War (Readers Circle). This second ... Read More Rating: - Sinister playgroundHere again is the dark world of Jerry Renault, 'The Goober', Archie Costello, Obie, Carter, the loner Janza, Brother Leon and even Tubs Casper. Cormier once again describes so well how frightening and cruel a school-yard can be. Once again Archie Costello and the Vigils hang like sinister spiders waiting for their prey. Cormier, however, has been careful not to fall into the trap of simply repeating his earlier, highly successful book The Chocolate War (Readers Circle). This second ... Read More Rating: - A sequel that doesn't disappointExcellent sequel to The Chocolate War-- although much darker. Cormier's style, pacing, and tone are incredible once again. 
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